This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - It’s been 25 years since the lottery made it on the ballot in Alabama, back then the measure failed. Every year since, the issue has resurfaced, but none have made it as far as ...

Aug. 25--Like Schrodinger's cat, it's impossible to tell if the Alabama lottery bill is alive or dead. But it's clear the amendment is in an uncertain and uncomfortable place. The legislation, aimed ...

A plan to allow voters to decide whether to authorize a lottery and casinos died Thursday with the end of the annual legislative session. The proposed constitutional amendment fell one vote short in ...

I think we need to quit sticking out like a sore thumb among all the southern states and pass a lottery,” Jones said. “We’re ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislation that would authorize a lottery and other types of gambling in Alabama is headed to a conference committee as lawmakers try to bridge divisions over sports betting ...

Eight lottery stores along the Tennessee-Alabama border see a surge in ticket sales as customers from non-lottery state Alabama drive across for chance at massive jackpot. FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — ...

The regular legislative session ended on May 9, with final passage of both budgets, which is the only constitutionally mandated requirement of the Legislature during its annual session. However, there ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to approve compromise legislation that will bring a lottery, along with other limited forms of gambling to Alabama. The Alabama House of ...

It’s an effort that has played out before and lawmakers argue that Alabama’s gambling politics are so messy, the idea of a “lottery-only” bill is nothing but a pipe dream. Past attempts to get such ...

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says upcoming negotiations over gambling legislation present lawmakers with an opportunity they cannot afford to waste. Representatives and senators will try ...

Loretta Williams lives in Alabama but drove to Georgia to buy a lottery ticket for a chance at winning the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. She was one of many Alabama ticket-buyers flooding across ...